Ma`rifat Adyan

The issue of suffering and the search for a way out of it is one of the fundamental human concerns that has been addressed in the world's major religions and schools. This article deals with a comparative and analytical study of the solutions offered for dealing with suffering in the two intellectual traditions of Buddhism and Islam. In the first part, the Buddha's view is explained based on the Four Noble Truths, which include recognizing the truth of suffering, its origin in craving and desire, the possibility of liberation from it, and the practical path to liberation, namely the Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path is introduced as a path consisting of ethical components, meditation, and wisdom, and is the main Buddhist strategy for overcoming suffering and achieving enlightenment. In the second part, the Islamic approach is examined, focusing on the factors that reduce and eliminate suffering. These factors are divided into two categories: belief, including faith and piety, worship, hope and trust in God, and belief in life after death; and morality, including virtues such as chastity and purity, honesty and trustworthiness, humility and modesty, humanity (including justice, benevolence, forgiveness), and individual and social responsibility. By explaining these two perspectives, this study provides a deeper understanding of spiritual and moral strategies for relieving and overcoming suffering in these two religious traditions.